About
Washington DC Photographer Robert Giroux
Robert Giroux began his professional photography career
in his hometown
of Montreal in 1987 covering Canadian politics and sporting events
for Agence France-Presse (AFP). He moved in 1991 to AFP’s North American
HQ in Washington DC. From 1995 to 2000 he was one of two Newsweek magazine
contract photographers assigned to the White House travel pool. He has
since photographed five US Presidents, countless world leaders, CEO's,
as well as numerous prominent actors, musicians and other artists.
In early 2000 he was recruited to manage the picture-desk and editorial
operations for the, then fledgling, Getty Images News & Entertainment
wire service in New York City. In 2002, he became their first chief
photographer for news in the Americas. He designed the software, Getty
Images Field Tool (GIFT), still used by all Getty staff photographers
and editors to edit, caption and transmit images from the field to the
picture desks. GIFT has given the Getty photographers a distinct edge
over their competitors in speed, efficiency and accuracy.
His success with GIFT and other editorial technology projects garnered
him a promotion in 2004. He was transferred to Getty Images' Seattle
headquarters to be the Director of Editorial Technology Partnerships.
He then designed and implemented a global distribution and picture desk
system which brought all regional picture desks onto a central platform.
Robert has now returned to his first passion, working as a freelance
commercial, editorial and portrait photographer based in Washington,
DC, while still keeping his fingers in editorial technology on a consulting
basis for select media and corporate clients.
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profile.
